Has an NBA game ever ended 83-65?
It has. 83-65 has been a NBA final 7 times in 73,172 games. The first was Minneapolis Lakers beat Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons on January 20, 1949; the latest was Detroit Pistons beat Indiana Pacers on May 30, 2004.
That makes 83-65 the 1557th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 84-65 has happened 2 times and 83-66 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 51 years, between 1952 and 2003.
Every 83-65 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05-30 | Detroit Pistons over Indiana Pacers | 2003 | Playoff |
| 2004-02-02 | San Antonio Spurs over Utah Jazz | 2003 | |
| 2004-01-05 | Houston Rockets over Golden State Warriors | 2003 | |
| 1953-01-29 | Syracuse Nationals over Minneapolis Lakers | 1952 | |
| 1952-12-21 | Rochester Royals over Indianapolis Olympians | 1952 | |
| 1949-01-28 | Chicago Stags over St. Louis Bombers | 1948 | |
| 1949-01-20 | Minneapolis Lakers over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1948 |